Wednesday, December 08, 2010

Anxiety or hope?

The amazing thing is that ending the occupation and creating a Palestinian state is not a favor to the Palestinians, it is the most urgent strategic necessity for Israel.
Two worrying pieces from Gershon Baskin here and here, worth reading in sequence. Baskin is one of the most determined of Israeli peace makers, an advocate of a two-state solution to the Israel/Palestine conflict and joint CEO of IPCRI one of the voices of sanity in the Middle East.

2 comments:

NicoleS said...

Yeah, yeah, it's all Israel's fault. For a more illuminating perspective, try this: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/11/10/the_settlement_fixation

Graeme said...

You are a twat and are heavy (like metal).

But in all seriousness, here is my tortured response to this that was going to be a comment here until I realised how long that comment would have to be.

http://roarofthemasses.blogspot.com/2010/12/us-and-them.html